Qin Gang
Qin Gang | |||||||
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秦刚 | |||||||
Chinese Ambassador to the United States | |||||||
Assumed office July 28, 2021[1] | |||||||
Preceded by | Cui Tiankai | ||||||
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||
In office September 2018 – July 2021 Serving with Zheng Zeguang, Ma Zhaoxu, | |||||||
Leader | Wang Yi (minister) | ||||||
Director of Foreign Ministry Protocol Department | |||||||
In office January 2015 – September 2018 | |||||||
Preceded by | Zhang Kunsheng | ||||||
Succeeded by | Hong Lei | ||||||
Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department | |||||||
In office December 2011 – January 2015 | |||||||
Preceded by | Ma Zhaoxu | ||||||
Succeeded by | Liu Jianchao | ||||||
Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London | |||||||
In office September 2010 – December 2011 | |||||||
Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
In office 2005–2010 | |||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | March 1966 (age 55) Tianjin, China | ||||||
Political party | Communist Party of China (1988-present) | ||||||
Children | 1[2] | ||||||
Residence | Embassy of China, Washington, D.C., U.S | ||||||
Alma mater | University of International Relations | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 秦刚 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 秦剛 | ||||||
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Qin Gang (Chinese: 秦刚; pinyin: Qín Gāng; born March 1966) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States.[3][4] Previously he served as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.[5] He is also the twenty-second spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry back in 1983.
Life[]
Qin Gang was born and raised in Tianjin. In 1984 he entered University of International Relations, majoring in science of international politics, where he graduated in 1988.
After graduation, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and over a period of 18 years worked his way up to the position of spokesperson. From 2005 to 2010, he served as the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and deputy director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.
In September 2010, he was named acting Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London, a position he held until December 2011, when he was transferred to Beijing as director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.[6][2] Since 2017 he is working as assistant minister of Foreign Affairs and director-general of the Protocol Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[7]
In September 2018, Qin was appointed as the vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.[8]
In July 2021, Qin Gang became the 11th Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States, succeeding Cui Tiankai.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ "New Chinese ambassador arrives at 'critical moment' in US-China ties". t.m.china.org.cn.
- ^ a b 秦刚接替马朝旭出任外交部新闻司司长(图/简历). People.com (in Chinese). 2012.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2014". nyconsulate.prchina.org. 2014-01-01.
- ^ 中国新任驻美大使秦刚抵美履新并向中美媒体发表讲话. xinhuanet.com. 2021-07-28.
- ^ Wu Zhichao (伍智超) (29 July 2021). 国务院任免国家工作人员: 免去秦刚外交部副部长职务. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ 秦刚 个性发言人出任驻英公使. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2010-10-20.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 2017-09-28.
- ^ 秦刚升任外交部副部长. People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ 驻美国大使秦刚抵美履新. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Lahiri, Tripti; Timsit, Annabelle (2021-07-30). "Why China's new ambassador to the US is unlikely to go full "wolf warrior"". Quartz. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30.
External links[]
- Media related to Qin Gang at Wikimedia Commons
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People's Republic of China politicians from Tianjin
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Tianjin
- Political office-holders in Hebei
- University of International Relations alumni
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China officials